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Touki Bouki

Name: Touki Bouki
Description: Touki Bouki, directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty, is a 1973 Senegalese drama. The film premiered at the Cannes and Moscow International Film Festivals in that year. It depicts the experiences of a man traveling between Senegal and France.

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description Touki Bouki Overview

Touki Bouki, directed by Djibril Diop Mambéty, is a 1973 Senegalese drama. The film premiered at the Cannes and Moscow International Film Festivals in that year. It depicts the experiences of a man traveling between Senegal and France.

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Country	Senegal
Year	1973

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What does Touki Bouki mean?

Touki Bouki is often translated from Wolof as The Journey of the Hyena. Djibril Diop Mambety's 1973 Senegalese film follows Mory and Anta as they dream of leaving Dakar for Paris.

Why is Mory's motorcycle so memorable in Touki Bouki?

Mory rides a motorcycle decorated with a cattle skull and horns, one of the film's most famous images. It turns his dream of escape into something surreal, local, and unsettling rather than a simple road-movie symbol.

Did Touki Bouki play at major festivals?

Yes. Touki Bouki screened at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival and the 8th Moscow International Film Festival.

Why did Touki Bouki get restored?

The World Cinema Foundation restored Touki Bouki in 2008 at Cineteca di Bologna's L'Immagine Ritrovata laboratory. Its restoration helped introduce Mambety's work to later audiences outside Senegal.

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